The scent of Ylang Ylang oil is a floral favorite that traveled from lush, tropical forests just to be with you! Its rich scent makes it a popular scent in perfumes, so if you’ve ever caught a summery, flowery note in one of your favorite beauty products, it might just be this tropical flower. Not a fan of chemical-based scents? Same here! That’s why Ylang Ylang essential oil is here to serve up that sweet scent with natural ingredients.
Ylang Ylang oil does more than smell amazing—it also has a host of natural benefits! It helps support the appearance of healthy skin and hair, boosts essential oil blends like Awaken™ and Clarity™, and has an aroma that inspires self-confidence and uplifts the spirit.
Need a pop of “wow!” in your beauty routine? Ylang Ylang oil is here to help you sparkle! Add a few drops of this oil to your favorite shampoo to help support a happy scalp for healthier-looking hair. Hydrate dry hands by adding a few drops to a lotion for a tropical scent. Now you’re glowing!
Ylang Ylang oil’s uses aren’t just skin deep. Its scent can be a boost in all types of situations! Have a fancy date coming up? Inhale the scent of Ylang Ylang oil to inspire a sense of romance before you meet your sweetheart. Ylang Ylang oil is also known to inspire a sense of confidence, so the next time you need a pick-me-up, simply reach for this essential oil.
Ylang Ylang essential oil is extracted from steam-distilled, star-shaped flowers of the Cananga odorata trees. These bright flowers grow in lush, tropical climates like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Madagascar. Did you know that the climate where the trees grow changes how the flowers smell? Young Living’s Ylang Ylang oil comes from two climates: Madagascar and Ecuador. The lovely trees flourishing at the Finca Botanica Farm in Ecuador are the only source for Ylang Ylang in that climate, which gives our oil a unique scent profile.
Curious about the Finca Botanica Farm? Learn more about this agricultural wonder with this blog post!
Ylang Ylang oil works well with sweet and spicy scents, so finding an oil to diffuse it with is easy! Here are some of our favorite “oil friends” for Ylang Ylang:
Love the scent of Ylang Ylang oil? Try DIY body spray or find out how to make custom diffuser blends with this sweet scent.
Which Ylang Ylang oil use are you most excited to try?
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I love to layer it with Clary Sage, Lavender, Cedarwood and Cypress! Helps to support my emotions and I just love the way a feel and smell.
I apply neat to wrists, behind ears, and on my neck 💜🌷🙏
My absolute favorite oil! I use it in all my skin and hair products (body wash, lotion, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner), and I put a few drops on my wrists as perfume. My skin and hair have never looked nor felt better, and the aroma is a great mood uplifter and aphrodisiac. I think of it as an affordable dupe for jasmine!
I can't get enough of Ylang Ylang. It has a wonderful scent. I use it daily.
I use it everyday! I have a skin lotion that I make and I put two drops of ylang ylang and one patchouli then rub on my arms neck and chest. It is AMAZING !!!! And people are always stopping me to ask what I am wearing. I just started diffusing it. WOW
Will have to try it! Thanks for sharing your perfume idea with us!
Is it possible to share the recipe for skin lotion?
I would love the recipe if at all possible.
I loved this conversation/testimony regarding Ylang Ylang. As a newly inspired EO user, I would like to be able to access such knowledge on other oils. Is similar information available on other EO products?
Hey Sara! Welcome to the Young Living family! We have done several posts on different oils. If you type in, "All About" in our search bar there will be quite a few oils that come up. Also, if you look through our product guide online it will help you to see more details about YL products. However, here are some links to help give you a start: All About Orange All About Cedarwoodb All About Wolfberries All About Frankincense Hope that helps!
I, as others requesting the recipe for making the perfume with Ylang Ylang. There wasn't a response. Can Young Living post the recipe?
Thank you,
Maria
Hey Maria! Sorry for the wait. Here is a DIY we did on the blog for making perfumes: DIY Perfume Just use Ylang Ylang as your middle note when making the perfume. They really do turn out amazing! Hope that helps!
I use it on heart and wrist. A couple of drops in the bath becomes a soothing aroma
I use Ylang Ylang together with a citrus oil - orange, tangerine, lemon - as an aftershave
It also makes a GREAT deodorant. The oil spread directly where one would spread deodorant keeps the odor=causing fungus from forming; and I notice no BO at the end of a warm day, where traditional (NON-aluminum containing) deodorants have already failed. By using daily, one can go for several days if out in the woods camping with no shower. The huge plus is the very pleasant smell of the oil.
Would you share your recipe?
I use coconut oil and whatever oil I am drawn to for the day. Weather it is due to symptoms I am dealing with or emotional needs for the day. I have no problem with BO.
Hugh, it sounds like you use only the ylang ylang, by itself, as a deodorant. Is that so, or do you mix it in with other ingredients? Thank you!
Can I get the recipe to make the deodorant? I have been looking for something like this for a while now so would really appreciate if you would be willing to share.
I am so drawn to putting it on my heart each day. Mmmmm.....Smells so nice!
Schmidt's makes a natural deoderant with ylang ylang and calendula. I can only use their sensitive skin formula though. It comes in Geranium, Tea tree or unscented. I've waisted a lot of time and money trying to make my own natural deodorant. http://Www.schmidtsdeoderant.com